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7 Jewish Valentine’s Day Cards to Woo Your Sweetheart
Valentine’s Day is this weekend. Do you have that special card for your sweetheart? If you’ve waited too long all the good cards are sold out at the drug store and your only options have cartoon bears holding a heart on the cover. What to do? What to do? Have no fear, the Forward is…
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The Real Winner in New Hampshire? ‘Bernie Sandwiches’
(JTA) – In the scramble to announce Bernie Sanders’ victory in the New Hampshire Democratic primary Tuesday night, MSNBC host Chris Hayes gave the Internet one of the Jewiest food memes since Hillary Clinton’s gefilte fish “scandal.” and now I am picturing a Bernie Sandwich. It’s weird. https://t.co/uxv5wYmuG8 — Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) February 10, 2016…
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Hitler Satire ‘Look Who’s Back’ Will Stream on Netflix
A German satirical movie about Adolf Hitler coming back to life in modern-day Germany will appear on the Netflix streaming service in April. “Look Who’s Back,” which was released last year in Germany and grossed more than $20 million, according to news reports, is based on a 2012 book of the same name by German…
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Mayim Bialik Flashes Piers Morgan on Late Night Television
NEW YORK (JTA) — Actress Mayim Bialik, a public advocate of her Jewish faith and modesty, showed her cleavage to Piers Morgan on a talk show. On Monday’s “Late Late Show with James Corden,” the “Big Bang Theory” star declared herself a feminist before turning her back to the cameras and pulling down the front…
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Maybe ‘Bachelor’ Loser Leah Block Should Try JSwipe
Poor Leah Block, she never had the chance to shine in front of ‘Bachelor’ Ben Higgins. The only Jewish contestant on this season edition of the date-o-rama sweepstakes was left without a rose — and had to pack her bags and gone back to Denver. pic.twitter.com/zWtPMJPytv — Leah Block (@leahblock) February 9, 2016 Perhaps it…
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Anyone Can Speak Yiddish In A Week
In 2015, they didn’t speak Yiddish. In 2016, they do. From December 28th through January 5th, a small group gathered at — an organic farm and immersive Yiddish language experience in Goshen, New York — to participate in its Beginners’ Winter Program. Some of them knew a few words or phrases in Yiddish, but none…
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Bar Refaeli Claims Tax Shelter for Being Shacked Up With Leonardo DiCaprio
Supermodel Bar Refaeli told Israeli tax authorities that she should be exempt from paying her 2009-10 taxes because she was living with then-boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio in his mansion in the United States. Refaeli, 30, is suspected of failing to report gifts and discounts on luxury goods, including cars and an apartment, that are subject to…
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Lena Dunham Skips ‘Girls’ Events Due to Disease
With the debut of “Girls” season five quickly approaching, show creator and star Lena Dunham announced she will not be doing press for the show due to a health condition, endometriosis. Dunham posted a photo and statement on Facebook detailing her current state of health. “I just wanted to let you know that, while I…
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Coen Bros Defend #OscarsSoJewish Moviemaking Outlook
(JTA) — Asked about diversity in Hollywood last week, the Coen brothers defended to the Washington Post their history of making movies about Jews and Minnesotans. The Oscars So White controversy, #OscarsSoWhite, may reflect a real problem, the film writing-directing-producing duo agreed: Money drives commercial movies, people who invest money want more of what has…
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Bernie Sanders and Larry David Are Finally Meeting — on ‘SNL’
This is pretty, pretty, pretty exciting! Our two favorite Jewish grumps are finally getting together this Saturday, live from New York! Bernie Sanders’s Tad Devine, a senior adviser to Sanders, confirmed that Bernie will be expanding his acting resume, and appearing on “Saturday Night Live.” Which means this weekend, he will finally meet his SNL…
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‘Affluenza’ Teen’s Jewish Predecessors: Leopold and Loeb
(JTA) — In June 2013, Ethan Couch, an inebriated 16-year-old Texan, was speeding and driving illegally on a restricted license when he slammed into a group of people standing on the side of the road. Four died; nine were injured, including two of Couch’s passengers, who were seriously hurt. The case became a topic of…
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Yiddish „דאָס לעבן רופֿט“ — אַ ליד פֿון מאָראַלישער קלאָרקייט פֿאַר אונדזערע צײַטן‘Life Calls’ — a Yiddish poem of moral clarity for our times
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